Isaiah 59:15

New King James Version

So truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him That there was no justice.

Cross References

Micah 7:2

The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.

Romans 8:36

As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

Acts 9:23

Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him.

Acts 9:1

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

2 Corinthians 5:13

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Acts 26:24

Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!”

Mark 3:21

But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come; The days of recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, The spiritual man is insane, Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.

Jeremiah 29:26

“The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the Lord over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks.

Jeremiah 7:28

“So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.

Isaiah 48:1

“Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness;

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.

2 Chronicles 21:7

Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

2 Samuel 11:27

And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

John 8:52

Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’

2 Kings 9:11

Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.”

Genesis 38:10

And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.

John 10:20

And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?”

Isaiah 1:21

How the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; Righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers.

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

Isaiah 10:2

To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless.

Isaiah 29:21

Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.

Isaiah 32:7

Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.

Isaiah 59:4

No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

Isaiah 46:12

“Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, Who are far from righteousness:

Isaiah 65:12

Therefore I will number you for the sword, And you shall all bow down to the slaughter; Because, when I called, you did not answer; When I spoke, you did not hear, But did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.”

Isaiah 66:4

So will I choose their delusions, And bring their fears on them; Because, when I called, no one answered, When I spoke they did not hear; But they did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.”

Lamentations 3:36

Or subvert a man in his cause— The Lord does not approve.